Senior Transport Planner

West Yorkshire Combined Authority; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional transport authority in Leeds is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to lead transport projects in alignment with regional priorities. The role requires a postgraduate qualification in transport planning and experience in management. Key responsibilities include guiding the planning team and delivering impactful transport projects while engaging with stakeholders effectively. Offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including free travel and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Free bus and rail travel across West Yorkshire

Local Government Pension Scheme

Fully funded professional development

Incremental salary progression

Enhanced parental and bereavement leave

24/7 confidential counselling services

Modern workspace near Leeds Train Station

Qualifications

• Relevant post graduate qualification in transport planning and/or extensive practical experience.
• Experience in line management and motivating people.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Transport Planning team.
• Deliver transport projects across WYCA Capital Programmes.
• Assemble evidence to determine project deliverability and benefits.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Transport Planning

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Education

Postgraduate qualification in transport planning

Job description

Senior Transport Planner

Salary & Grade GBP49,359 per annum (pay award pending) Grade 9

Location Wellington House, Leeds / Hybrid

Hours Full time 37 hours per week

Tenure Permanent. If this post is advertised on a full-time basis, please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share. Please discuss your preferred working requirements with the manager at interview.

We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Transport Planner to join our Programme & Partnerships service.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Senior Transport Planner within our Transport Capital Programmes Directorate, helping to co-manage our Transport Planning team and provide technical planning advice on our emerging West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan, together with pipeline major infrastructure transport projects and those that are being developed in live programmes such as the Active Travel Fund (ATF); and the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).

As a Senior Transport Planner, you ll play a pivotal role in implementing the Combined Authority s regional transport priorities and ambitions across multiple journey modes, providing strategic direction and technical steer, championing best practice and quality assurance in shaping our transport schemes to ensure accessibility to all transport users. You will be critical in supporting our drive forward in quality performance and management of our transport planning team, effective partnership working with our district partners and internal teams and carrying out impactful Capital Programme activities in the development and delivery of major transport infrastructure schemes across the region.

It is an exciting time to be joining the Mayoral Combined Authority. We have a wide variety of impactful projects that we are working on which will help shape the West Yorkshire region. To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with, take a look at our latest news stories

It is important that you demonstrate how your breadth of experience, knowledge and skills align with the role when applying. We have therefore created comprehensive guidance for candidates, and you are strongly urged to read this before completing your application form. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage to find this guidance and further support in completing your application form.

Visit our 'Life at West Yorkshire Combined Authority' webpage to find out what our staff have to say about working here.

The Role

Reporting into the Implementation Lead (Pipeline), your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide leadership to the Transport Planning team and lead on the technical planning, strategic development and delivery of transport projects across WYCA Capital Programmes. Steering projects to deliver desired outputs and outcomes in line with overarching policies and strategies and/or funding priorities, including all aspects of transport planning from problem identification & resolution, optioneering, business case development, implementation, post-delivery evaluation and lessons learned.
• To provide and/or co-ordinate technical transport planning advice, support and briefings to senior leaders, elected members, Delivery Partners, internal project teams and key stakeholders (e.g. Active Travel England), and be a lead representative and/or advisor for the Combined Authority on a range of specialised transport, quality design and assurance matters.
• Responsible for the assembly of evidence and analysis to determine whether proposed projects are deliverable, acceptable, affordable and will achieve the desired economic and transport benefits as well as review and challenge scheme designs and/or business cases from our internal project teams or Delivery Partners to ensure correct assurance and quality standards are met.

Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities.

About You

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

• Relevant post graduate qualification in transport planning and/or extensive practical experience and working knowledge of transport planning processes and techniques.
• Experience in line management, leading by example, championing change, and motivating people including appraisals, performance management, disciplinary, recruitment and selection activities.
• Strong communication skills with the proven ability of leading, negotiating, challenging and influencing stakeholders, as well as experience of making compelling business cases/ reports to a range of audiences.
• Experienced in forming and developing effective senior level working relationships with Members, Government and partner organisations to achieve the best outcomes for the organisation.
• Demonstrating a commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at all times.

Our Offer

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Work your way From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi-time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career.
• Time to recharge Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays.
• Free greener travel across West Yorkshire Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1 5).
• Secure your future Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Investing in you Take advantage of fully funded professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year.
• Grow with us Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases.
• Family first We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family-friendly policies to support you when it matters most.
• Your wellbeing, our priority Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
• Modern workspace in a prime location Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech.

Take a look at our Employee Benefits webpage to find out more.

To Apply

If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements under the About You section of the advert and criteria within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Robert Griffiths

Further Information

Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful. We do however thank you for your application and encourage you to continue looking for roles on our Careers with Us website page.